Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Transport Service Company, 2290 Callahan Road, LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75601
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee slipped and fell on a pile of rebar laying on the ground, injuring the hip.
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